Students who pursue electives outside of CRIM, a graduate certificate, and/or a directed study must first meet with the Graduate Program Director and the Graduate Program Coordinator for approval.

PhD in Criminology and Justice Policy (Advanced Entry)

PhD Degree Requirements (42 credits)

26 credits of core requirements + 16 credits of electives = 42 credits total

Core Requirements (26 credits) Electives (16 credits) CRIM 7710 Criminology and Public Policy 1 CRIM 7711 Criminology and Public Policy 2 CRIM 7203 Theories of Criminal Justice Process CRIM 7713 Advanced Research and Evaluation Methods INSH 7400 Quantitative Analysis INSH 7500 Advanced Quantitative Analysis CRIM 7706 Practicum in Writing and Publishing (2 credits) CRIM 7700 Practicum in Teaching (0 credits) is required for all students in the semester before teaching an independent course

CRIM Elective x 4 In addition to pursuing CRIM electives, students may use up to 8 elective credits to complete Directed Studies. Students may also take up to 8 elective credits outside of CRIM, including courses in a graduate certificate.

Qualifying Examination Preparation, Research, and Dissertation Work Throughout the program, students will enroll in various zero credit courses to remain full-time. These courses provide students with an opportunity to pursue directed studies, prepare for qualifying exams, and engage in dissertation work.

CRIM 8960 Research Summer research, directed study, and dissertation proposal work

CRM 8986 Exam Prep 2nd Qualifying Exam preparation CRIM 9900 Dissertation 1 ABD, first semester working on dissertation CRIM 9991 Dissertation 2 ABD, second semester working on dissertation CRIM 9996 Dissertation Continuation ABD, third semester + working on dissertation

Directed Study Students may choose to pursue up to two directed studies (8 credits). In a directed study, students work under the close supervision of a faculty member to explore an area of literature in-depth or to conduct a research project.

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Semester-by-Semester Breakdown

Fall Semester Spring Semester Summer Semester

Year 1

Criminology and Public Policy 1 Quantitative Analysis Theories of CJ Process

Criminology and Public Policy 2 Quantitative Analysis Advanced Research and Evaluation Methods

Completion of 1st Qualifying Exam: Foundations Exam

Year 2 CRIM Elective x 2

Writing and Publishing Practicum (can also be taken in Year 3) CRIM Elective x 2

Completion of Part 1 of 2nd Qualifying Exam: Area Exam Completion of Part 2 of 2nd Qualifying Exam: Publishable Paper (can also be completed in Year 3)

Year 3 Research Research

Teaching Practicum (Optional) Completion of 3rd Qualifying Exam: Dissertation Proposal

Year 4 Dissertation Term 1 Dissertation Term 2 Dissertation Continuation

Year 5 Dissertation Continuation

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Year-by-Year Breakdown

Year 1

Required coursework1st Qualifying Exam: Foundations Exam (May)Choose 2nd

Qualifying Exam Chair (Reader chosen by SCCJ) (May)

Year 2

Elective courseworkPart 1 of 2nd

Qualifying Exam: Area Exam (August)

Year 3

3rd Qualifying Exam: Defend Dissertation ProposalTeaching Practicum

Year 4

Teach Year 5

Defend Dissertation

Part 2 of 2nd Qualifying Exam: Publishable Paper (Writing and Publishing Practicum in Spring; Paper submitted by August)